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Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city

Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city

Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city

Events Before

  1. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowns himself King of Jerusalem

    Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy...

  2. Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus near the village of Klokotnitsa

    The Battle of Klokotnitsa occurred on 9 March 1230 near the village of Klokotnitsa (today in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria) between the Second Bulgarian Empire and the Empire of Thessalonica.

  3. William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great

    William de Braose (1197 – 2 May 1230) was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife, Grecia Briwere.

  4. Treaty of San Germano between Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX

    The Treaty of San Germano was signed on 23 July 1230 at San Germano, present-day Cassino, ending the War of the Keys that had begun in 1228.

  5. Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice

    Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice

Events After

  1. Mongol army under General Subedei begins the siege of Chinese Jin capital of Kaifeng - 1st occasion gunpowder used in a

    Mongol army under General Subedei begins the siege of Chinese Jin capital of Kaifeng - 1st occasion gunpowder used in a major engagement

  2. Japanese legal code Goseibai Shikimoku or the Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki

    Japanese legal code Goseibai Shikimoku or the Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki

  3. Chinese city of Kaifeng, capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, surrenders to the Mongols under General Subedei after a sie

    Chinese city of Kaifeng, capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, surrenders to the Mongols under General Subedei after a siege of more than a year

  4. Otto II, Count of Guelders grants Arnhem the status of a city, it had previously belonged to the abbey of Prüm

    Otto II, Count of Guelders grants Arnhem the status of a city, it had previously belonged to the abbey of Prüm

  5. Mongol army takes the Jin city of Caizhou, last holdout of Jin Emperor Ai-Tsung, who commits suicide rather than be capt

    Mongol army takes the Jin city of Caizhou, last holdout of Jin Emperor Ai-Tsung, who commits suicide rather than be captured

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